GNU bug report logs - #48579
28.0.50; Spawning an emacs process using call-process results in inconsistent behavior between GNU/Linux and macOS

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From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 48579 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48579: 28.0.50; Spawning an emacs process using call-process results in inconsistent, behavior between GNU/Linux and macOS
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 13:06:06 +0100

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 01:44:27PM +0200, Daniel Mendler wrote:
> Both GNU/Linux and macOS are Unixes, it is expected that Emacs behaves
> in the same way on both platforms with regards to handling the current
> directory. When Emacs is started via the command line or via forking
> from another process, Emacs should inherit the default directory from
> the parent process. If Emacs is started via some special finder or
> desktop application, the default directory of that finder application is
> taken. This is all predictable and expected.

If you want Emacs on macOS to work like a Unix command line app, then
build it as a Unix command line app, not a macOS GUI app.
-- 
Alan Third

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